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GB201810310D0 - Launching elongate subsea structures - Google Patents

Launching elongate subsea structures

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Publication number
GB201810310D0
GB201810310D0 GBGB1810310.1A GB201810310A GB201810310D0 GB 201810310 D0 GB201810310 D0 GB 201810310D0 GB 201810310 A GB201810310 A GB 201810310A GB 201810310 D0 GB201810310 D0 GB 201810310D0
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Prior art keywords
launching
subsea structures
elongate subsea
elongate
structures
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GBGB1810310.1A
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GB2574893A (en
GB2574893B (en
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Subsea 7 Ltd
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Subsea 7 Ltd
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Priority to GB1810310.1A priority Critical patent/GB2574893B/en
Publication of GB201810310D0 publication Critical patent/GB201810310D0/en
Priority to PCT/GB2019/051742 priority patent/WO2019243834A1/en
Priority to AU2019289201A priority patent/AU2019289201B9/en
Priority to US15/733,869 priority patent/US11884368B2/en
Priority to EP19745722.9A priority patent/EP3810499B1/en
Publication of GB2574893A publication Critical patent/GB2574893A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2574893B publication Critical patent/GB2574893B/en
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/56—Towing or pushing equipment
    • B63B21/66—Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/12—Laying or reclaiming pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/16—Laying or reclaiming pipes on or under water on the bottom
    • F16L1/163—Laying or reclaiming pipes on or under water on the bottom by varying the apparent weight of the pipe during the laying operation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/20—Adaptations of chains, ropes, hawsers, or the like, or of parts thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B22/00—Buoys
    • B63B22/18—Buoys having means to control attitude or position, e.g. reaction surfaces or tether
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/03—Pipe-laying vessels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/12—Laying or reclaiming pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/20—Accessories therefor, e.g. floats or weights
    • F16L1/24—Floats; Weights
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L11/00—Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes
    • F16L11/04—Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics
    • F16L11/12—Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics with arrangements for particular purposes, e.g. specially profiled, with protecting layer, heated, electrically conducting
    • F16L11/133—Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes made of rubber or flexible plastics with arrangements for particular purposes, e.g. specially profiled, with protecting layer, heated, electrically conducting buoyant

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
GB1810310.1A 2018-06-22 2018-06-22 Method and apparatus for controlling the buoyant support provided to an elongate subsea structure during launch Active GB2574893B (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1810310.1A GB2574893B (en) 2018-06-22 2018-06-22 Method and apparatus for controlling the buoyant support provided to an elongate subsea structure during launch
PCT/GB2019/051742 WO2019243834A1 (en) 2018-06-22 2019-06-21 Launching elongate subsea structures
AU2019289201A AU2019289201B9 (en) 2018-06-22 2019-06-21 Launching elongate subsea structures
US15/733,869 US11884368B2 (en) 2018-06-22 2019-06-21 Launching elongate subsea structures
EP19745722.9A EP3810499B1 (en) 2018-06-22 2019-06-21 Launching elongate subsea structures

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1810310.1A GB2574893B (en) 2018-06-22 2018-06-22 Method and apparatus for controlling the buoyant support provided to an elongate subsea structure during launch

Publications (3)

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GB201810310D0 true GB201810310D0 (en) 2018-08-08
GB2574893A GB2574893A (en) 2019-12-25
GB2574893B GB2574893B (en) 2021-09-01

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Country Status (5)

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US (1) US11884368B2 (en)
EP (1) EP3810499B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2019289201B9 (en)
GB (1) GB2574893B (en)
WO (1) WO2019243834A1 (en)

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AU2019289201B9 (en) 2025-06-26
US11884368B2 (en) 2024-01-30
GB2574893A (en) 2019-12-25
US20210221475A1 (en) 2021-07-22
AU2019289201A1 (en) 2020-12-24
GB2574893B (en) 2021-09-01
AU2019289201B2 (en) 2024-12-05
EP3810499B1 (en) 2023-08-09
EP3810499A1 (en) 2021-04-28
WO2019243834A1 (en) 2019-12-26

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